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Lost and Found: Locating Foundlings in the Early Modern World
Lost and Found: Locating Foundlings in the Early Modern World
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The Florences foundling home of the Innocenti is a symbol of Renaissance creativity, innovation, and humanity, but the essays in Lost and Found explore new dimensions and contexts for foundling care and use archival documents and digital tools to locate it architecturally, geographically, and socially. They ask questions that reframe the Ospedale degli Innocenti in different contexts and open paths for further research.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 13 February 2024
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Florence's foundling home, the Innocenti, is often seen as a symbol of Renaissance creativity, innovation, and humanity. The institution's progressive approach to caring for abandoned children was matched by the iconic architectural form designed by one of the period's leading architects, Filippo Brunelleschi. However, did reality match the reputation?
The essays in Lost and Found delve into new dimensions and contexts for foundling care at the Innocenti and employ archival documents and digital tools to locate it architecturally, geographically, and socially. These essays raise questions that reframe the Ospedale degli Innocenti in different contexts and pave the way for further research. For instance, they explore whether Brunelleschis design was a failure and consider how digital tools can recover the Innocenti's lost spaces and extensive real estate holdings. They also examine what the law said about foundlings and abandonment, what it was like to live in the Innocenti and in homes elsewhere, and how race and enslavement played a role in infant abandonment.
By exploring these topics, Lost and Found contributes to our understanding of the Innocenti and its place in Renaissance Florence. It sheds light on the complex social, legal, and architectural factors that shaped the care of abandoned children and offers insights into the lives of those who were affected by the institution.
Weight: 990g
Dimension: 170 x 241 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780674296169
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